Slark Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Slark Surname Definition:

From the German, Slach; a personal name.

Slark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4311:129,27612,837
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Wales341:91,0167,411
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Slark (12) may also be a first name.

Slark Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Slach; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Slark Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Slark Come From? nationality or country of origin

Slark (Russian: Сларк) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slark? popularity and diffusion

The last name Slark is the 472,684th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Slark reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most common given name globally, held by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 129,276. In England Slark is most prevalent in: Surrey, where 28 percent live, Berkshire, where 10 percent live and Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Wales, where 5 percent live.

Slark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Slark has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Slark surname grew 329 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Slark Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Slark are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Slark earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.1% less than the national average, earning R 135,216 per year; in United States they earn 21.68% less than the national average, earning $33,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $50,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slarke91129/
Slarks91114/
Szlark917/
Sclark912/
Slarck910/
Schlark831/
Sclarck830/
Clark80995,376/
Slerk800/
Slarkova772/
Schlarke770/
Claark7311/
Clarkc737/
Dclark736/
Cllark735/
Hclark734/
Clarkg732/
Shlarg731/
Clarrk730/
Clarkk730/
D'Clark675/
Schlork671/
Clearck671/
Sillarg670/
Schlarg670/
Schlorke62221/
Schlörke6233/
Šlarková622/
Slárková621/
Clärk6024/
Clarc6014/
Clork602/
Xlarg601/
Clãrk601/
Clarg601/
Clearc553/
Clarcg552/
Clärck551/
Gillarg501/
Sellerg501/

Slark Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slark in the Russian language
Сларкslark-

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Footnotes

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